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 yuè moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
 yuè fèn month
 běn yuè this month / the current month
 měi yuè each month
 Wǔ yuè May / fifth month (of the lunar year)
 Sān yuè March / third month (of the lunar year)
 Sì yuè April / fourth month (of the lunar year)
 Yī yuè January / first month (of the lunar year)
 Qī yuè July / seventh month (of the lunar year)
 Shí yuè October / tenth month (of the lunar year)
 Liù yuè June / sixth month (of the lunar year)
 Jiǔ yuè September / ninth month (of the lunar year)
 yī hào first day of the month / toilet / (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
 Bā yuè August / eighth month (of the lunar year)
 Er4 yuè February / second month (of the lunar year)
 zhōng xún middle third of a month
 Shí èr yuè December / twelfth month (of the lunar year)
 Shí yī yuè November / eleventh month (of the lunar year)
 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school
 rì yuè the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood
 yuè dǐ end of the month
 Zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
 xià xún last third of the month
 xià yuè next month
 chū èr 2nd year in junior middle school / 2nd day of a lunar month / 2nd day of lunar New Year
 Zhēng yuè first month of the lunar year
 èr hào 2nd day of the month
 dàng yuè the same month
 dāng yuè on that month
 shàng yuè last month
 shàng gè yuè last month
 Zhōng qiū jié the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
 shàng xún first third of a month
 liù hào 6th day of the month
 Yuán yuè first month (of either lunar or Western calendars)
 zhè gè yuè this month / the current month
 yuè yuè every month
 xià gè yuè next month
 yuán xiāo Lantern Festival / night of the 15th of the first lunar month / see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4] / sticky rice dumplings
 wǔ hào the fifth / fifth day of a month
 mǎn yuè full moon / whole month / baby's one-month old birthday
 Yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
 Qī xī double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 / are allowed their annual meeting
 Chóng yáng Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month
 xiǎo chūn 10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn
 Là yuè twelfth lunar month
 yuè mò end of month / late in the month
 shí sān rì thirteenth day of a month
 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° / (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-
 chū qiū early autumn / 7th month of the lunar calendar
 jiǔ yuè fèn September / ninth month
 dān yuè monthly / in a single month
 Chóng yáng jié Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month
 dì lòu drain / underground drainpipe / floor gutter / 25th of 2nd lunar month
 zhòng xià midsummer / second month of summer
 rì sun / day / date, day of the month
 shēng chén bā zì one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch
 zuò yuè zi to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"
 zhēng first month of the lunar year
 yuè bàn 15th of the month
 bàn yuè kān fortnightly / twice a month
 yuè sǎo woman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after childbirth
 dà yuè solar month of 31 days / a lunar month of 30 days
 zhòng qiū second month of autumn / 8th month of the lunar calendar
 rùn yuè intercalary month in the lunar calendar / leap month
 dà jiàn lunar month of 30 days / same as 大盡|大尽[da4 jin4]
 dēng jié the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar)
 rùn nián leap year / (lunar calendar) year with a thirteen intercalary month
 Qī xī jié Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女[niu2 lang3 zhi1 nu:3] are allowed their annual meeting
 wàng 15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望[wang4]
 là bā zhōu Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
 xiǎo jiàn lunar month of 29 days / same as 小盡|小尽[xiao3 jin4]
 wèi not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
 wàng rì the full moon / the fifteenth day of each lunar month
 hào ordinal number / day of a month / mark / sign / business establishment / size / ship suffix / horn (wind instrument) / bugle call / assumed name / to take a pulse / classifier used to indicate number of people
 shuò wàng the new moon / the first day of the lunar month
 dǐ background / bottom / base / end (of the month, year etc) / remnants / (math.) radix / base
 shuò yuè new moon / first day of the lunar month
 Zhōng yuán jié Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
 Dōng yuè eleventh lunar month
 shuò rì first day of the lunar month
 Gǔ ěr bāng jié Eid al-Adha or Festival of the Sacrifice (Qurban), celebrated on the 10th day of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar
 wǔ 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° / (south)
 shēn to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240°
 jì season / the last month of a season / fourth or youngest amongst brothers / classifier for seasonal crop yields
 là 12th lunar month / preserved (meat, fish etc)
 mèng first month of a season / eldest amongst brothers
 zhòng second month of a season / middle / intermediate / second amongst brothers
 chén 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
 huì last day of a lunar month / dark / night
 shuò beginning / first day of lunar month / north
 hài 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar / ancient Chinese compass point: 330°
 sì 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
 yín 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger / ancient Chinese compass point: 60°
 yǒu 10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° / (west)
 xū 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300°
 rùn intercalary / an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29)
 xiǎn shining metal / (old) the 16th of the month (abbreviation used in telegrams)
 zhěng nián lěi yuè month after month, year after year / year in, year out
 xún shū yuè sòng pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom) / incessant and ever more complicated demands
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